
Click the numbers to move the caret to a specific line and column. Shows the line and column number of the current caret position in the editor. Right-click the status bar to select the widgets that you want to show or hide. Depending on the set of plugins and configuration settings, the set of widgets can change. The right part of the status bar contains widgets that indicate the overall project and IDE status and provide access to various settings. You can click to show the Background Tasks manager. The status bar also shows the progress of background tasks.
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Use the quick access button or to switch between tool windows and hide the tool window bars. Right-click the message in the status bar and select Copy to paste the message text when you are searching for a solution to a problem or need to add it to a support ticket or to the IntelliJ IDEA issue tracker. Click a message in the status bar to open it in the Notifications tool window. The left part of the status bar at the bottom of the main window shows the most recent event messages and descriptions of actions when you hover over them with the mouse pointer. Show/hide: View | Appearance | Status Bar To show it, select View | Appearance | Toolbar. The main toolbar with buttons for opening and saving files, undo and redo actions is hidden by default. It also contains buttons to Run Anything (press Ctrl twice) and Search Everywhere (press Shift twice).

Use the buttons to the right of the navigation bar to build, run and debug your application, access your project structure settings, and perform basic version control operations (if the version control integration is configured). If VCS integration is enabled, items in the navigation bar are highlighted according to VCS file status colors. The navigation bar at the top is a quick alternative to the Project view, where you can navigate the structure of your project and open files for editing. Show/hide: View | Appearance | Navigation Bar Use the editor to read, write, and explore your source code. When you open a project in IntelliJ IDEA, the default user interface looks as follows:ĭepending on the set of plugins, IntelliJ IDEA edition, and configuration settings, your IDE may look and behave differently.
